200 Projects to Strengthen Your Art Skills

Name: 200 Projects to Strengthen Your Art Skills
Brand: BES PUB
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By Valerie Colston

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(back cover) Discover the artist within and unleash your creative abilities with this inspirational course in the visual arts. Explore the rich tradition of artistic conventions, increase your technical skills, and immerse yourself in a world of color, shape, and form. Packed with challenging tutorials, practical projects, and tips from professional artists, this book helps you discover different approaches to art and learn how to develop your own style. Experiment with a range of themes, styles, and media from delicate watercolor sketches and Chinese brush-painting motifs to dynamic digital manga and bold geometric designs. Understand the fundamental artistic principles and practical techniques; learn how to work with pencils, paint, and pixels; find out how to use color and create special effects. Valerie Colston has taught art history and art studies to both adults and children at venues ranging from community colleges to military bases. She created a renowned art resource Web site for parents, teachers, and students, and has taught art history, humanities, and graphic design courses online at several schools across the United States. She has also written curricula, art reviews, and articles for numerous publications.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 128
Release Date:: 2008-03-01
Publication Date:: 2008-04-30
Publisher:: BES PUB
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0764138111
ISBN13:: 9780764138119
Weight:: 522 g
Height:: 21.3 cm
Width:: 27.7 cm
Thickness:: 1 cm

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